Global Procurement Lead — Data Center Hardware & GPUs

Verda; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash and equity compensation

Local benefits

Job summary

Verda is building a global procurement function from the ground up, coordinating a cross-country team to source GPUs, servers and data center hardware. You will set processes, own supplier relationships, and ensure timely delivery and cost control for multiple data center builds.

You’ll lead a team of 10–15 across Taiwan, the UK and Finland, coaching senior staff while developing junior talent. The role is based in Helsinki with a hybrid work model and substantial stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in global procurement or supply chain.
• Experience leading teams across countries.
• Proven track record building procurement processes.
• Strong vendor and stakeholder management.
• Hands-on with purchase orders and leadership presentations.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the procurement team directly and through a Team Lead in Taiwan. Coach a young team, manage performance and help with the daily work.
• Build our procurement processes: sourcing, purchase-to-pay, supplier onboarding, approvals, contracts and reporting.
• Own relationships with selected OEMs, ODMs and distributors: negotiate, escal and secure allocation in tight markets.
• Be the single front door for stakeholder requests from Infrastructure, Engineering, Finance and Operations. Set priorities and protect the team’s focus.
• Plan purchasing around data center build schedules, and manage supply risk, lead times and total cost of ownership.

Skills

Global procurement

Team leadership

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Purchase orders

English fluency

Tools

ERP systems

Purchase-to-pay systems

Job description

Verda is building a global procurement function from the ground up, coordinating a cross-country team to source GPUs, servers and data center hardware. You will set processes, own supplier relationships, and ensure timely delivery and cost control for multiple data center builds.

You’ll lead a team of 10–15 across Taiwan, the UK and Finland, coaching senior staff while developing junior talent. The role is based in Helsinki with a hybrid work model and substantial stakeholder collaboration.